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Jan-Feb 2007 LATEST IN HD News | Reviews Consumer Front Forum | HD Tips highdef.com J a n / F eb 2007 $5.95 DEFINING HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL INTERMEDIATES ON A BUDGET PLUS NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D by David L. 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Symmes 17 The World is Opening Up to HDTV 22 by Clint Stinchcomb Sound Speed…Camera Speed…Capture Speed! 23 by Dan Coplan, SOC HDTV Forum: Samsung LED Light by 2008 26 by Steve Sechrist Capturing Wildlife with Versatile HD Lens 27 by Bob Poole 23 Paris Hilton Goes Mobile 28 by Harlin Hailey HD Tech: Budgeting Your Project’s Disk Space 30 by Lowell Kay From HD to the Web 31 by Jama Green Super 16 for HD Broadcast 32 32 by David Heuring 30 to 24 on AJA KONA 34 by Karen Raz Vanderpool Shoots AG-HVX200 35 by Brian Cali Focused on Rush HD 36 by Rob Faris 38 HDTV, the Consumer Front 37 by Dale Cripps Battleground: The Art of War 38 by Jennie Taylor Front Cover: Rush HD’s Focused brings heli-ski to the vast alpine playground of Terrace, B.C., for a mountain high like no other. Photo courtesy VOOM HD Networks ©2006. Vol. 9, Issue 1 | HighDef Magazine is published bi-monthly, free for professionals in all areas of video and film production, nationally by American Press Services, 2247 15th Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119. PUBLISHER: Conrad W. Denke EDITOR: David W. Thompson PRODUCTION: Gina Griffin Hanzsek DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Call David Thompson at 1-888-282-1776 or e-mail [email protected]. Deadline for advertising mechanicals is fifteen(15) days prior to publication date. Current and back issues and additional resources, including subscription request forms, are available on our website: www.HighDef.com. Send address changes to: HighDef Magazine, 2247 15th Ave. West, Seattle, WA 98119. PRINTER: Banta Publications Group, bantapublications.com NEWS & PRODUCTS at the locations coming from strategi- 1 BEYOND HD OCTOFLEX2 the Sony SRW-1 digital 4:4:4 recorder cally situated control rooms in the new 1 Beyond, Inc. announced the HD directly to the top or to the tail of the 600,000-square-foot facility located at OctoFlex2™, the industry’s first 8 new system, eliminating the need for Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street, full core processor system running cables between camera and recorder. N.W. All locations will receive the feeds Windows XP designed specifically for To make the camera “film user-friend- over optical fiber to ensure the reten- video professionals. Recent bench- ly,” Sony has designed the F23 body tion of the high image quality is unaf- mark testing showed that rendering to be compatible with a variety of film fected by external factors despite the an Adobe After Effects project using camera accessories, including bridge extended distances. one of the most expensive competitive plates, matte boxes and follow focus units, which can be attached to the unit TSN AND HARRIS VELOCITYNX systems took 16.7 minutes, compared PANASONIC 24P ON P2 HD to only 2.3 minutes using the 1 Beyond without modification. When used with At TSN, a Canadian sports nework, CAMCORDER HD OctoFlex2 8 processor system with the Sony SRW-1 VTR, the F23 can cap- the Harrris Corp.’s VelocityNX is used Panasonic announced that its AJ- the Personal Render Farm software. ture and record variable speed images to edit native SD and HD files stored CENTURY XTREME FISHEYE PANASONIC P2 MOBILE HPX2000 P2 HD shoulder-mount Available immediately with prices start- from 1p to 60p (1p to 30fps at 4:4:4 in a Harris Nexio shared storage FOR HVX200 camcorder, available in January 2007, ing at just $6,595 (or $7,995 including and 1p to 60 fps at 4:2:2) at the full HD RECORDER environment. The new HD installation Now users of the Panasonic AG- Panasonic announced the availabil- will include 24p frame-rate capabil- 1.75TB HD disk array), this powerful resolution of 1920x1080; this allows includes three VelocityNX workstations HVX200, as well as the DVX100 and ity of the AJ-HPM100, dubbed the ity in addition to optional support new system is totally scaleable. users to “undercrank” or “overcrank” and is used for sports highlight edit- 100A/B camcorders can enjoy the ultra- P2 Mobile, the first portable P2 HD of the advanced independent frame to produce special motion effects com- ing. VelocityNX provides users with a ® wide field of view and pronounced bar- recorder/player. With its extensive compression codec, AVC-Intra. As DVDO ISCAN™ VP50 monly used in high-end production. toolset for both editing and creation rel distortion of the broadest fisheye functionality and the reliability of solid- the first shoulder-mount camcorder in Anchor Bay announced that its iScan™ of effects. It can provide real-time mul- ® on the market. Schneider Optics intro- state recording and playback, the P2 Panasonic’s P2 HD series, the multi-for- VP50 — part of its DVDO line of high- ticamera editing, color correction and duces two new versions of the Century Mobile is the “bridge” that allows mat AJ-HPX2000 features a native HD definition video processing systems accommodate multiple resolutions. Xtreme Fisheye custom tailored to professionals to work in both the AV progressive 2/3” 3-CCD system that — has been chosen by the North work with these cameras. Employing and IT worlds, or in high definition or offers superb recording in 1080i, 720p, American HD DVD Promotional Group, the highest grade optics, this HD qual- standard definition, and links the P2 480i, 576i and in a total of 17 high defi- Inc. to supply 1080p/24 signal process- ity optic locks neatly onto the bayonet file format and base-band video. In its nition and standard definition formats. ing technology for its traveling home theater demonstration. The HD DVD mount at the front of the camcorder compact, magnesium die-cast body, CAREER TOOLS AT NEXT TV Mobile Experience Tour is traveling city lens to provide an approximately 160º the P2 Mobile features multi-format The Academy of Television Arts and to city throughout North America in an horizontal angle of view (180º when recording and playback with a six-slot Sciences in Los Angeles held its “HD DVD experience on wheels” to measured diagonally). P2 card reader, versatile inputs/outputs (including HD-SDI, IEEE 1394, USB 2.0), annual day-long conference entitled allow consumers a chance to experi- PANASONIC DEAL WITH an SD memory card slot, broadcast- Next TV. The event brought keynote ence the new HD DVD technology at PANAVISION AND DELUXE sessions, special guest speakers its very best. On the tour the VP50 is DIGIDIOPTERS™ FOR HD level editing controls including a job/ Panasonic announced an agree- and new product demos to those in being used in a home theater system LENSES shuttle dial and audio faders, and a 9- ment with Panavision and Deluxe attendance. Conrad Denke, publisher to feed a 1080p/48fps signal from an Band Pro Film & Digital introduced inch widescreen HD LCD monitor with Entertainment Services Group to sup- of Highdef Magazine moderated a HD DVD player to a Marantz VP11-S1 the Carl Zeiss DigiDiopters. This set stereo speakers. The P2 Mobile offers ply the companies with more than $2 panel entitled: “Highdef and HDV 1080p DLP front projector. of high quality diopters in +1 and +2 the benefits of solid-state performance million in high definition products over Revolution 2006 Update.” Panelists magnification is optimized to work in with on-the-go recording, editing and the next year. The pact means that included: Mike DesRoches, System conjunction with Zeiss and will also playback in the world’s leading video Panasonic’s leading high definition Engineer, Sony Electronics; Doug work well with other high-quality 2/3” formats, including up/down/cross con- products – including cameras, record- Leighton, Los Angeles Sales Account HD lenses. Ideal for extreme close version between 1080i and 720p and MOBILE STUDIOS SELECTS ers, production monitors and plasmas Manager, Panasonic; Mel Medina, ups or wide angle shots with a shallow between high definition and standard HVS-500HD HANABI SWITCHER - will be widely available at Panavision’s Senior Product Manager, Broadcast & depth of field, Carl Zeiss DigiDiopters definition.
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